Black Missouri teens increasingly tried disproportionately as adults

By Kenneth J. Cooper

Missouri has been prosecuting black teens as adults in increasingly disproportionate numbers

Excerpts from this story referencing "St. Louis County":

"… ony charges against them can lead to imprisonment with adults, followed by St. Louis County. Together, those two judicial circuits with the largest black populations …"

"… University and co-director of a legal clinic that represents juveniles in St. Louis County.Steve Gaw, a former state representative from Moberly, was one of the main …"

"… racial groups."The judges who administer juvenile courts in St. Louis and St. Louis County pointed to the higher incidence of the most serious crimes among black juv …"

"… ertified 39 percent of the black juveniles prosecuted as adults statewide. St. Louis County accounted for 29 percent.Although more African Americans live in the count …"

Anatomy of misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

There's much to learn when a trial goes terribly wrong

Excerpts from this story referencing "St. Louis County":

"… in the early morning hours, James A. Buckley died at a service station in St. Louis County. The 19-year-old white male attendant had been shot seven times, with robb …"

"… iage of justice, benefited from the high-profile conviction; the voters of St. Louis County elected him to a state court judgeship.Reasonover's case shows what can go …"

"… all whites tried Reasonover, despite a substantial minority population in St. Louis County. The use of peremptory challenges by the prosecution (or the defense) to r …"

"… en the Centurion Ministries investigation identified a plausible murderer, St. Louis County authorities did nothing, at least publicly. With Reasonover freed, the kil …"